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The Labor enquirer., 1887-08-27

instruments OF prOductIon, ma
chimes, factories, ETC.. and the pro-
ducts of labor become the proper
ty of the whole people cries of
mo! MOI" and that all produc-
ton be organized comparatively
and be carried on under the direc-
ton of the commonwealth, as also
the cooperative distribution of
the products according to the
service rendered and to the Just
needs of individuals
| "We, as members of the United
Labor Party. who are loyal citi-
zens of this country and believe
in the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, we cannot Loyalty vote to
make them our platform [ Cheers ].
| decline to stand on such plat
form as this, that all things be-
long to everybody. This coat on
my back is not good one, and
the diamonds l have are small
laughter but | do not want to
divide them with anybody. l
want my own. 1t is time we forced
this issue, whether we believe in
such doctrine. There is another
plank. will read it to you. 1t
needs no comment in this land:
"'Uniform national marriage
laws, divorce to be granted upon
mutual consent and upon provid-
ing for the care of the children
Think of these planks, and if
you can believe in them then vote
for the Socialists. | for one can
not; will not. !"
DR.. w. c. Wood, son of ex-Sec-
retary of State Wood, said:
"My earliest reccollection is
seeing my father go to fight for
freedom from chattel slavery. l
came to this party to protest
against industrial slavery, and will
E@t be slave to government or
to cooperative committee.
Fulton county will never have
a United Labor Party if this con-
vention adopts Socialism"
William M. Hinton said:
The Socialists have been ca
joled, cheated, lied to. This &C
tion to put out the Socialists is
cruel insolence. 1t is persecu-
ting men for their opinions. We
are told to 60 from the party that
we founded Cries: Ten will come
for one that goes. Yes twenty"l.
1t is a moral falsehood for this
convention to drive out the So
cialists."
Louis Bealin asserted that it
would be moral cowardice that
actuated the convention, should it
expel the Socialists. There was
popular prejudice ag ainst them,
and the convention should not be
afraid to 60 against popular pref
udice. Socialism is a Cause of
ideas based on moral truth, and it
will stand.
George G. Block, editor of the
Bakers Zeituxg, and an officer in
their union, was the next to speak.
He did not belong to the Social
istic Party, and there was doubt
whether he should be put out with
the others, but as his seat was
contested by William McCabe,
who was known to be an anti-So-
ciaIist, the committee on creden-
tials had decided to exclude him
with the rest. He said:
Il don't propose to argue the
question of Socialism. ! refuse to
be trapped. l did not enter this
convention as a Socialist, but as
Labor man. If hold Socialist
views that is my own business.
The issue of Socialism was not
raised until few of Mr.. Georges
friends were defeated for dele
gates in New York, 1t was not
intended that this convention
should stand for Mr.. George. The
movement to drive Socialists out
of the party is a movement to
change this from Labor Party
L.
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system. So it should be here. The
wage system means slavery under
the present system.
1--WE Socialists do not stand
alone any more. Those times
have passed. Twelve unions of
1900 members have joined us in
the last two weeks. | am not a
Cassandra, but if you do what you
have decided to doyou must take
the consequences. They will be
more serious than you think.
You want votes and only votes. If
you want success you must look
to the industrial population of the
cities. The rural counties will fall
out and become lukewarm. Shat
ter the infamous order of society
which is so strong at present.
Here | make the declaration that,
though stand on this platform
for the last time, stand not as
member of the Socialistic Labor
Party, but of the United Labor
Party. Expel me, brand me as
you will, I am a member of the
United Labor Party, and l speak
as such. | stand here as a loyal
supporter of the platform of last
year."
William McCabe denounced the
Socialists of the fourteenth district.
He said that Block and his Social
istic friends stole the seal and $50.
Mr.. Block said: II brand that
as lie, and it isn't his first one,
either"
J. Oliver Kane, nephew of Duke
James Oliver of the second dis
trict, called the Socialists a pack
of cranks.
William ]. Boylan of the eigh-
teenth district, who had been ex-
cluded by the committee because
he was clerk in the city court,
was allowed to speak and made a
strong appeal. He denied belong
ing to Tammany, the county de-
mocracy, or the republicans
It. B. Wakeman, the well-known
writer and secular philosopher
of the eleventh district tried to
harmonic things by offering a
resolution to let in Block and Boy
Ian, with the following provision
about the Socialists:
That in consideration of the
fact that the organization known
as the Socialistic Labor Party was
not, in founding our party, regard
ed as political party in the COM
mon acceptance of that term; and
whereas, the members of that or
ganization aver and declare that
they do not now consider that or
ganization political party;
"Resolved, That we admit both
of the delegations from the con-
tested districts and give a half
vote to each delegate; that we do
not thereby commit this conven-
ton as deciding the Socialistic
Labor Party is or is not a political
party, but unless the congress of
that body at its next meeting
distinctly disavows the name and
all claims of being political party,
that then we recommend that all
of that party be ineligible
as members of our party"
This pleased the Socialists and
they supported it. Chairman Nc
Mackin, George and McGlynn op-
posed any compromise with the
Socialists.
Mr.. George took the floor and
attacked Socialists and Socialism
in direct and positive way. He
said:
81 oppose Socialism or any COM
promise with Socialists. This
question has been settled by the
highest authority in New York. /
recognize the services of the So
cialists. IA voice-'They have
voted for you.'] Whether they
vote for me or not cannot COM
promise on their ideas. They
worked together with us last fall.
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|ple who are not gods and demi-
gods, who have been damned, and
if not damed, communicated
Hissesl 1t is bad taste for men
who have been accommodated
by another Pope to try to excom-
municate U.S."
Blocks speech caused distur-
bance, especially the part in which
he referred to George and Nc
Glynn. One of the contestants
stood up and shaking his fist said:
you're too personal in your re-
marks" and the convention yelled.
Hugo Vogt, a boyish-looking
German, with a white handker-
chief around his neck, chairman
of the eighth district, said:
1T is only recently that this
clamor has arisen that the Social
lists must go. The issue of Social
ism is now before us. The Knights
of Labor have no objections to the
admission of Socialists; neither
have the Trades Unions. We are
bona fde Labor men. We began
before McGlynn and George. The
Socialists for year past have been
in the advance on the labor ques-
ton. Is it good policy for the
Labor Party to exclude the hon
est element of Socialism from its
ranks?"
Walter Vrooman, the boy ora
tor of Kansas, was excluded by
both reports as being minor and
nonresident, but on motion he
was allowed to talk for five min
utes. He denounced John Bea-
lin, who lives in New York and
comes as delegate from Ulster,
and said:
1.-TWO years ago the Socialists
formed the Labor Party. The So
cialistic Labor Party is not for po-
litical purposes but for propagan-
da. The constitution says it shall
act with the Labor Party whenever
there is one. The hot-headed reg
ulars here are saying: sit down
on the Socialists. Socialists are
not cushions. You will probably
find that out if you sit too hard.
There is no effort to make this
party Socialistic. Socialism is a
philosophy, science, and it takes
long and hard shakes to weaken
it. We do not think people will
vote for philosophy. Do not
change the United Labor Party
into a pocket convention"
Editor Schevitch, of the Leader,
had quarter of an hour in which
to defend his views. Schevitch is
a handsome, black-bearded man,
and has a good command of ex-
act English. He was regarded as
the main orator of the Socialists,
and was listened to with interest.
He said:
Socialists all over the world
are accustomed to be abused and
misrepresented, reviled and ostra-
cized. We are accustomed to be-
ing sent to all sorts of nice places
by the governments of Europe.
By doing what you are going to
do to-day you will ruin the Labor
Party in New York city, though
in time it will aris e and take the
upper hand. To talk of US con-
flicting is only idle talk and tom
foolery. The true intent of this
movement against the Socialists
is that certain parties want to
drive out the most honest and
earnest men in the movement.
[Cries of mo! Mo-" Mr.. George.
in his speech at Cooper Union to
the Socialists after his election,
thanked them for their services to
him, and now he turned against
them. l, as one who has a pro-
found respect for Henry George,
endorse his words of thanks in
Cooper Union as true. The So
cialists started the ball. The So
cialists sounded the alarm in the
infamous boycotting trials, and
.t,r+ed the hall that led tO last
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SICQClltldlS Vi lllC COllNCiltiOll WHICH,
appointed"
The committee also announced
that the time for calling the con-
vention to order had been defer
red to I:3o.
SYRACUSE, Auguet IS.-The Gre
dental committee sat until about
4:3o o'clock this mornitg. 1t was
stormy meeting, but it was APP
parent from the repeated results
of the balloting that the minds of
the members were fixed and in
flexible. Every vote stood eight
for the admission of the Socialist
delegates and fifteen against.
The committee adjourned to
9 o'clock this morning and came
to the convention hall with two re-
ports.
The majority report was read
by Chairman Croasdale. 1t was
very long and in substance recon-
mended the rejection of all the
delegates who still held their con-
nection with the Socialistic Labor
Party, on the ground that the de-
cision of the highest executive au-
thority of their jurisdiction was
binding.
A motion to limit speeches to
fve minutes each was adopted.
The minority report was as fol-
lows:
I'VE, the undersigned, beg to
submit to the convention the fol-
lowing minority report: The
ground on which the majority of
our committee reports adversely
to the admission of Messrs. Vogt,
Stein and Bergman of the eighth
assembly district, and of Messrs.
Shevitch and Bohem of the tenth
assembly district of New York
is this: That the above-named
gentlemen are members of the So
cialistic Labor Party, and as such
cannot under the ruling of Chair
man McMackin of the county gen.
eral committee, be either men,
bers of the United Labor Party or
be selected to any Office in the
gift of the party. We hold this
argument to be insufficient on the
following grounds;
"FWst-No decision involving
an Interpretation of law can Justly
be retroactive in its effect. The
election of delegates in both dis
tricts took place before the decis-
ion rendered by Chairman Nc
Mackin. These elections can
Therefore not be invalidated with
out invalidating also every pro-
ceeding in which Socialists took
part since the formation OF the
United Labor Party, including the
adoption of its platform and con-
stitution.
"Sfeom-We claim further, that
even if the Interpretation given to
section second, article first, of the
constitution by Chairman Nc
Mackin could possibly have re-
troactive effect, the first condition
in order to comply with it was not
fulfilled in either of the above as
sembly districts. 1t was in no
case properly ascertained who of
the members was and who was
not a member of the Socialistic
Labor Party.
"7Hiyd-It has furthermore been
proved to us by documents sub
mitted and evidence given that
the Socialistic Labor Party is not
and never has been a political
party in the accepted sense OF the
word, and has not been considered
so until recently by the county
general committee, its chairman
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-12
Another McEnery Club in cadao Parish

Another McEnery Club in Caddo Parish.
SHREVEPORT, Oct. Ga grand railroad
barbecue was given at Moorinsport in ward
three. this parish, about twenty miles above
this city for the purpose of passing upon
resolutions favoring the levyine of special
parish tax to aid the Kansas City, Watkins
and Lake Charles Rsilroad in the constrpc-
ton OF its road through that section of
country. The resolutions were adopted
without opposition.
After the railroad meeting had been dis
posed OF, meeting of the friends OF Gov.
McEnery was called for the purpose of Or
gsnizing Democratic club. The meeting
was called to order by W. e. Noel, and on
motion Mr. Noel was made temporary chair
man, and W. Z. WATSON was chosen as
secretary. On motion Of D. Monroe, the
officers were made permanent.
On motion Of J. s, Noel committee of
chairman, consisting OF J. s. Noel, II. L.
lIisle and d. Monroe. The committee re-
tired at once, and in short while presented
the following resolution. which vas adopted
''Resoised, That we, the Democratic voters
of ward three, indorse the administration OF
Gov. McEnefy, and pledge ourselves. by all
fair and honorable means to secure his re.
| nomination, and ask the cooperation of all
good Democrats in furthering our object"
Considerable enthusiasm was manifest,
| and club with fifty members was orga nlze(
on the grounds, several of whom had ioinee
a Nichols Club, but saw proper TO Withdraw
and have their aanae entered on the Me
Emery club roll. This ward has only seventy
! five or eighty voters.
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the two administrations as to levee-building


McEnery expended on levees per year 416 ss "
This is more than two and q hall times as
much for NlcEnery as tor Nlchoils, ana u
should further be remembered tnat , eae o m
Emery levees were constructed at less COSY
than under Nichols. making the extent OF
levees built, year for year, nearly three tlmes
~ All this is for work done by the State. dis
tricts. parishes and others IN LONESOME he
boundaries of the State. The lsvee-bpllding
in Louisiana, but more especially IN the con-
struction OF
THE GREAT Dixie AT 'PossUM FORK,
to which this State contributed literally, en-
courased Arkansas to new effort. Leyee dis.
tricts. have been organized there ana fh he
Closed in that State through which the floods
e good win and sympathy Of the Mississippi
River Commission, which has given !ibersliy
from the money appropriated for RIVER I'M
Seeing that Louisiana was building it's
levees the Commission mas slgnillzed lts cp-
probation by applying altogether II, 66., :
| $40 SO for levees in Louisiana, or more
| than two-thirds of all it has given Tor le7ee
In making an appropriation the, Commits
sion has recognized the necessity OF en-.
couraging the States and districts to exert
| themselves, and has, therefore, given dlu vi
| the condition that the section to be benefited
shall Lave done something for itself. The
| donation to the Helena district was on the
| condition that its people should raise like
amount The fact that two-thirds OF the ap-
preparations of the River Commission fol
| levees has been Tor these IN Louisiana pear
evidence of how thoroughly 1t appreciates
what the State has latterly done.
Through the State, parishes and fedefa
government
THE SPLENDID SUN OF 81. 1875, Sol IA
has been expended on levees in Louisiana
during the McEnery regime. The result i
the most perfect levee system, SO all leye
authorities declare. existing in any rive
State and the best that Louisiana has KNOW
since 1861.
In the whole line of river leyees there ar
but two small openings to-day-at DIAMOND
Island and Dougere-openings that have ex
listed for years, and one. of which Will 500
be closed. The heavy foods of the last tWy
years. which the river prophets told us woul
drown out fine lower Mississippi Valley, hay
passed us by without inticting the slilghtet
. damage. Never, in the last quarter OF ce,
r fury, has Louisiana been SO well PROVIDE
with levees. The great breaks at Bonnie
T Carrie and Morganza hare been closed, tn
leEees everywhere raised and strengthened
They have withstood two OF the worst flood
, known with minimum OF damage, and the
: have drawn forth the admiration and al
! plause of all those interested in the lowe
, Mississippi Valley. Gov. McEnery has We
merited the title Of the Leyee Governor.
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State Central Committeeman Chosen.

MANSFIELD, Oct. THE Democratic Exc
cutiye Committee of DeSoto parish met ut
the courthouse here yesterday, Hon. E. W.
Sutherlin chairman, and a full attendance OF
members and numerous spectators present.
Il. &. Jones was elected secretary. Resold-
tons we're adopted in favor Of q primary
election on Dec. 16. 1887, for the nomina-
ton of parish candidates and for the seiec-
ton of delegates for q judicial convention
for the nominate OF Judge and district
attorney. II was unanimously agreed to go
into the election of member of the State
Central Committee, and Hos; 3. ". Suthar-
lin was elected, and being called npon, nlsde
an earnest and eloquent Democratic speech
Enthusiasm and good feeling prevailed.
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The following Is q list Of sh n,
mers i'll Europe from an 1i se!S
view: FIR. Krupp, Essen, lsSN s
TERM Works, Italy. 1873. Ii.s
cot, France, 1887, elghts tq q,
Belgium, 1885, lou YI I.1
sen. 1856, $50 tons. lu H.. 10 !,
heaviest steam hammer ID Tue v
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4 aIcEnery Club Formed in st. Bernard
Parish, La.

a aIcEnery Club Formed in st. Bernard
Parish, La.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
ST.. BERNARD, Oct IA large num-
Der OF Democratic residents of the
second ward of the parish OF st. Bernard
met at the Battle Ground Store Oct. 9Th, and
on motion of Mr.. T. A. Marrero, Mr.. Il. E.
Nunez was called to the chair and requested
to explain the object of the meeting.
The chairman explained that the object of
the meeting was TO organizes club for the
ensuing campaign.
Or, motion of Mr.. Marcel Cantrel, Mr.. A.
Latil was elected secretary of the meeting,
Mr. D. Boireau offered the follo wing resolu-
ton, which, being duly seconded, was unaii-
Re Il resoired, That the undersigned, resi-
| dent Democratic voters of the second ward of
| the parirh OF st. Bernard, dohereby organize
| themselves into club, to be known as the
! pose OF advancing the interest and SUCCESS OF
| the Democratic party IN the approaching
State and parish election.
| After the adoption Of this resolution
fifty-one. gentlemen sgned the roll. a.
following manned officers were elected: Gus.
| tave Jacques, president: 7. A. Marrero, Arg
Abba. Yalentin Refs, jules A. Brou, Adel
Celestin, A.. Langa, l. J. Peterson, ylct
presidents; A. Latil, secretary; D. Lacoste,
| treasurer.
The meeting being ready for business, Mr.,
L. Hire offered the following resolution
which, rron being put to q vote, was unani
mously adopted:
Be it resotred That the members OF this clul
hereby declare that the administration of tn
affairs of the State by Samuel D. McEnery. a
| Governor. has been highly satisfactory and con
ducive to the best interests Of the State end thu
il the settled conviction of the members of thi
| club that the election of s. ID. McEnery for M
other term can only be calculated to PROMOTE AM
Louisiana and we hereby pledge ourselves t
use orr Lest endeayors to bring about his renon
nation.
On motion vote of thanks was tendere
Mr. Joseph Sober for the use of his premise
for this meeting.
On motion The TMEs-D DEMOCRAT, Franc
L0uisiGadis, Daily States and New Oriean
Bee were requested to publish these proceed
inga.
!. Then, on motion, the club adjourned, sui
iect to the call OF the president.
| GUsTAyE JACQUES, President.
1ATJI Secretary
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aERMAN coNsERVATIVE CLUB.
Gov. McEnery Endorsed by the Tenth
Ward Voters.

Cow ncEnorF lnuOFstu Wy tho AcAeA
Ward Voters.
Last night the Tenth Ward German Con-
servative Club held meeting at their hall,
corner Of Jackson and Franklin streets, and
there we're some 800 bona fide voters pres
emit. The meeting was called to order by Dir.
Leon Blessing, and Mr.. Geo. Welt acted as
secretary.
1t was addressed by Assistant District AZ
torney Henriques, Judge E. X. Skinner, Mr..
JOHN Mahouey, Mr.. Joseph s. Schwab, Mr..
John Sliser and Judge NJ. J. Sheehan.
On motion the following resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, we. the citizens Of the tenth
ward of tho parish of Orleans, in mass meet
ing assembled. fully recognizing the, emf
nent services rendered the State OF Louisiana
by his Exceliency s. D. McEnery. our present
Governor, and entirely approving his con-
that he has Justly maintained the credit of
the State: that he has fully. realized all that
the people of the State could expect; that he
has fostered aud promoted the industries OF
Louisiana, and by o thorough system OF
lie wees he has saved from heavy and ruinous
damage some OF the fairest portions of the
State: therefore, be it
ReSolc@d, That we unanimously lndorst
| Gov S. D. McEnery, and pledge him orr en-
| tire and hearty support in the present cam
paign, and pledge further to give him OH
votes at the coming election.
| BE IL FURTHER resoistd, That we indorse tn:
| Hon. Michael ]. Sheehan for president OF
| the Tenth Ward Central Club.
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MUCH MORE DIFFICULT CHARACTER
than that under the Nichols. including such
difficult levees as Morganza. and that this as
E consequence increased the cost. Since
1884 the cost of levee building has been but
nineteen and one-Efth cents per cubic yard,
or much cheaper than under any former
regime.
In addition to the money expended by the
State and districts, the parishes, railroads
and planters were encouraged by the work
done by the State in levee building aud
came to its assistance. For the years 1882,
81, and 'S4, there was expended on the
parishes, planters and others according 10
the reports of the police .iulies, iuiiroud
officials, 50 10, sos 10, and in 1885 and
1885, s2S6, 1873 90, making q total OF
1896. 780 or in but half the leyee parishes
Inclndiug these amounts the standing Of
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A PERMANENT COMMITTEE.

80. ResoIYd, That the Governor of the
State be and is hereby requested to appoint t.
standing committee of two from each con-
gressional district, and ten from the State at
large, whose duty it shall be to visit all State
or interstate conventions called for the i'm
struction of leyees, and to visit Congress to
aid our Senators and Representatives in Sc
curing the necessary legislation in this mat
ter